Codec + Mixer: Realtek ALC268 - Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) not working on Acer Aspire One in Ubuntu 9.04

Asked by Ken Johnson

Run Intrepid changed to Kubuntu from ubuntu copied and installed 300+ software packages Use KDE quite a bit and thought for a brief second the problem was solved.

However...

Not knowing anything about Linux, where do you suggest I start? Launchpad Cases I studied up to now have not helped --- they may have caused me headaches I not aware of right now .

Bug 269027 had some good ideas I tried out but AOL Radio Music played for all of two minutes and I had to re-boot because AOL Radio would not respond when I tried to change stations. The audio in AOL was gone when I re-booted and logged back in. The stupid computer sings like a harlot when I shut it down, but,...not when I want to hear something from Internet Radio!

My default sound card is Realtek ALC268. Attempts were made to convert Ubuntu to an all-ALSA type sound system but to no avail. Where do we go from here?

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Bryan Basil (bryanlbasil) said :
#1

Hello, Ken. :-)

All right, I'm a little unclear. Does the sound work with anything at all? Did I read correctly that it briefly worked with AOL radio? If so, does it work for anything else?

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#2

Hi,

Please try this:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

Step 2: Run the following commands (copy/paste each command into the Terminal and then hit <enter>)

sudo aptitude update
sudo aptitude install linux-backports-modules-jaunty gnome-alsamixer asoundconf-gtk
sudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

# Add these 2 lines to the end of the alsa-base.conf file:

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=Realtek_ALC268 position_fix=1 probe_mask=1

Step 3: Save change to alsa-base.conf, reboot pc and retest sound after every change to the alsa-base.conf file. Here are other model options for the ALC268 analog chipset that you can try, if "Realtek_ALC268" does not work:

So if sound does not work with Realtek_ALC268, then replace with quanta or 3stack or toshiba or acer or etc.... etc....

 ALC267/268
   quanta-il1 Quanta IL1 mini-notebook
   3stack 3-stack model
   toshiba Toshiba A205
   acer Acer laptops
   dell Dell OEM laptops (Vostro 1200)
   zepto Zepto laptops
   test for testing/debugging purpose, almost all controls can
   adjusted. Appearing only when compiled with
   $CONFIG_SND_DEBUG=y
   auto auto-config reading BIOS (default)

Make sure to set all channels to high volume levels in gnome-alsamixer.

Make sure all the different speakers (including 'Front', 'Master', and 'PCM') are NOT muted and NOT set to low volume levels.

Most important thing to check in your case: In System/Administration/Users and Groups , make sure that your user and the root user are members of the following 5 groups:

 pulse
 pulse-access
 pulse-rt
 audio
 video

Also see the following link for more info:

http://www.everyjoe.com/newlinuxuser/aao-and-ubuntu-jaunty-jackalope/

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Mark

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#3

There for a brief second there was audio on the computer. Tried changing stations but AOL Radio would not respond and I shut it down. After re-booting, I went back to AOL Radio but there has been no sound since. AOL Radio can not be blamed because it is playing nowon another computer as I type .

To answer Bryan Basil, the computer sings like a harlot when it shuts down....

To answer Mark Rijkenberg, I tried, it hasn't worked, maybe I did not type everything in right. Do you, or anybody else, have any further suggestions?

Thanks,

ken

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#4

Hi Ken,

If I understand correctly, you are using Kubuntu 8.10?

According to this link

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/AspireOne

sound and wireless should work out-of-the-box on the Aspire One using Ubuntu 9.04

So I suggest installing Ubuntu 9.04 via a USB stick.

Regards,

Mark

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#5

Tried Mark Rijkenberg's suggestion of 2009-05-20 but it did not work.

Any further ideas, folks?

ken

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#6

P. S. I run Jaunty, not Intrepid.

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#7

Hi Ken,

Try this procedure to upgrade alsa to version 1.0.20:

http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2009/05/09/upgrade-alsa-1020-on-ubuntu-jaunty-904/

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Mark

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#8

Mark,

After five grueling hours, all three alsa programs were installed. However, they need to be moved to their proper location, /usr/src/alsa instead of being in /home/ken/, where they are now.

Any ideas how to relocate files in Linux to another location?

As it is, cat /proc/asound/version gives a two-line spiel and only alsa-driver is mentioned. The other two programs need to be in /usr/src/alsa in order that the version is 1.0.20 for all three of them...I am such a newbie I still don't understand what is going on with Linux ...

Will this help you to figure what is going on with all three files? Hope so, and by the way, I enjoyed everything I did on this project because I learned a lot from it.

H/W Terminal printout:
ken@ubuntu:~$ whereis alsa-driver
alsa-driver:
ken@ubuntu:~$ whereis alsa-lib
alsa-lib: /usr/lib/alsa-lib /usr/lib64/alsa-lib
ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.20.
Compiled on Jun 10 2009 for kernel 2.6.28-13-server (SMP).
ken@ubuntu:~$ ls alsa-driver
ls: cannot access alsa-driver: No such file or directory
ken@ubuntu:~$ which alsa-driver
ken@ubuntu:~$ dpkg-query -S alsa-driver
alsa-source: /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2
alsa-base: /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_alsa-driver.py
ken@ubuntu:~$ dpkg-query -S alsa-utils
language-pack-en-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_CA/LC_MESSAGES/alsa-utils.mo
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/README.Debian
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/README.init.cs4236
language-pack-en-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/alsa-utils.mo
alsa-utils: /etc/alsa/modprobe-post-install.d/alsa-utils
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/README.alsamixer
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils
alsa-utils: /etc/init.d/alsa-utils
language-pack-en-base: /usr/share/locale-langpack/en_AU/LC_MESSAGES/alsa-utils.mo
alsa-utils: /lib/udev/alsa-utils
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/changelog.Debian.gz
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/changelog.gz
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/copyright
alsa-utils: /lib/udev/rules.d/85-alsa-utils.rules
alsa-utils: /usr/share/doc/alsa-utils/PATCHES.Debian
ken@ubuntu:~$ dpkg-query -S alsa-driver
alsa-source: /usr/src/alsa-driver.tar.bz2
alsa-base: /usr/share/apport/package-hooks/source_alsa-driver.py
ken@ubuntu:~$ dpkg-query -S alsa-lib
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.la
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_linear.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.la
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate_medium.so
libasound2: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/smixer
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.a
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.la
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.la
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_conf_pulse.a
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.a
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate.so
libasound2, libasound2-plugins, bluez-alsa: /usr/lib/alsa-lib
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate.la
libasound2: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/smixer/smixer-sbase.so
libasound2: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/smixer/smixer-hda.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.la
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_best.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_order.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.la
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.a
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.a
bluez-alsa: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_bluetooth.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate_best.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.a
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.la
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib
bluez-alsa: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_bluetooth.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.la
lib64asound2: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/smixer/smixer-ac97.so
libasound2-plugins-dbgsym: /usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_pulse.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.a
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.la
lib64asound2, lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_usb_stream.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.la
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.a
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.la
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.la
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate_medium.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_samplerate_medium.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.la
lib64asound2: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/smixer/smixer-sbase.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.la
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.a
libasound2: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/smixer/smixer-ac97.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.so
lib64asound2-plugins: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_vdownmix.la
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_upmix.a
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_oss.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_rate_speexrate_best.so
lib64asound2: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/smixer/smixer-hda.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_ctl_oss.so
libasound2-plugins: /usr/lib/alsa-lib/libasound_module_pcm_pulse.so
lib64asound2: /usr/lib64/alsa-lib/smixer
ken@ubuntu:~$

Amarok crashed on me three times as I was bringing it up, code 11.

H/W are two backtraces for you, or someone, to peruse:

Application: Amarok (amarok), signal SIGSEGV
[Current thread is 0 (LWP 4659)]

Thread 7 (Thread 0xb1db6b90 (LWP 4662)):
#0 0xb808d424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb78fd412 in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb1f14ae3 in metronom_sync_loop (this=0x9720b70) at metronom.c:870
#3 0xb78f94ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb682349e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 6 (Thread 0xb14e7b90 (LWP 4663)):
#0 0xb6a06740 in QThreadData::current () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#1 0xb6b3d81f in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#2 0xb6b3d889 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb45396f6 in g_main_context_check () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4 0xb4539fdd in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5 0xb453a268 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#6 0xb6b3d457 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#7 0xb6b1006a in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#8 0xb6b104aa in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#9 0xb6a1a639 in QThread::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#10 0xb1f6220a in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
#11 0xb6a1d96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#12 0xb78f94ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#13 0xb682349e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 5 (Thread 0xb0affb90 (LWP 4666)):
#0 0xb808d424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb6818ae7 in poll () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb159ab19 in ao_alsa_handle_event_thread (data=0xb0b125d0) at audio_alsa_out.c:150
#3 0xb78f94ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb682349e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 4 (Thread 0xb00ffb90 (LWP 4667)):
#0 0xb808d424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb78fd0e5 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb1f25d8e in ao_loop (this_gen=0xb0b14310) at audio_out.c:348
#3 0xb78f94ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb682349e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 3 (Thread 0xaf800b90 (LWP 4669)):
#0 0xb808d424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb681b7b1 in select () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb6aef380 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb6a1d96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#4 0xb78f94ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#5 0xb682349e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 2 (Thread 0xae38db90 (LWP 4671)):
#0 0xb808d424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb78fd0e5 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb6a1e9b2 in QWaitCondition::wait () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb5e7e148 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#4 0xb5e80eec in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#5 0xb5e7cd2b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#6 0xb5e80fea in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#7 0xb5e7e6d3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#8 0xb5e7efbe in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#9 0xb5e7f5fb in ThreadWeaver::Thread::run () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#10 0xb6a1d96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#11 0xb78f94ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#12 0xb682349e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb3ff8710 (LWP 4659)):
[KCrash Handler]
#6 0xb702b391 in QWidget::testAttribute_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#7 0xb703c6aa in QWidget::winId () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#8 0xb7bbd665 in MainWindow::activate (this=0xb69da8fc) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/MainWindow.cpp:587
#9 0xb7bac556 in App::handleCliArgs () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:380
#10 0xb7bacf30 in App::newInstance (this=0xbf8aa494) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:1038
#11 0xb7ee3e66 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#12 0xb7ee205e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#13 0xb6c2ad7a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#14 0xb6c2c099 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#15 0xb6c2c501 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#16 0xb6c2c9fa in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#17 0xb6b223a0 in QObject::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#18 0xb6b113db in QCoreApplication::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#19 0xb6fe6379 in QApplication::event () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#20 0xb6fe2e9c in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#21 0xb6feb19e in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#22 0xb7eda94d in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#23 0xb6b11a3b in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#24 0xb6b12695 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#25 0xb6b1288d in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#26 0xb6b3d7ef in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#27 0xb4536b88 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#28 0xb453a0eb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#29 0xb453a268 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#30 0xb6b3d438 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#31 0xb7084365 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#32 0xb6b1006a in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#33 0xb6b104aa in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#34 0xb6d4bea1 in KJob::exec () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.5
#35 0xb7afb25e in Meta::loadPlaylist (url=@0xbf8a9ef0) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/meta/PlaylistFileSupport.cpp:101
#36 0xb7b6b213 in PlaylistManager::expand (this=0x98d2690, track={d = 0xbf8aa014}) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlistmanager/PlaylistManager.cpp:347
#37 0xb7a6cbf8 in Model (this=0x9728710) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:94
#38 0xb7a6d376 in Playlist::Model::instance () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:53
#39 0xb7a6d397 in The::playlistModel () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:793
#40 0xb7b90e14 in StatusBar (this=0x975fbe0, parent=0xb0170b48) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/statusbar/StatusBar.cpp:93
#41 0xb7bc7122 in MainWindow (this=0x968c3b0) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/MainWindow.cpp:135
#42 0xb7baaede in App::continueInit (this=0xbf8aa494) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:558
#43 0xb7bafca2 in App (this=0xbf8aa494) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:182
#44 0x0814c4a3 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbf8aa994) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/main.cpp:128

AND ANOTHER ONE:

Application: Amarok (amarok), signal SIGSEGV
[Current thread is 0 (LWP 4694)]

Thread 7 (Thread 0xb1dcbb90 (LWP 4695)):
#0 0xb80a2424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb7912412 in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb1f29ae3 in metronom_sync_loop (this=0xa19df40) at metronom.c:870
#3 0xb790e4ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb683849e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 6 (Thread 0xb14fcb90 (LWP 4696)):
#0 0xb80a2424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb682dae7 in poll () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb455c74b in g_poll () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0xb454ef82 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4 0xb454f268 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5 0xb6b52457 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#6 0xb6b2506a in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#7 0xb6b254aa in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#8 0xb6a2f639 in QThread::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#9 0xb1f7720a in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
#10 0xb6a3296e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#11 0xb790e4ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#12 0xb683849e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 5 (Thread 0xb0cfbb90 (LWP 4699)):
#0 0xb80a2424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb79150fb in read () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb20c21d2 in snd_ctl_hw_read (handle=0xa1a3630, event=0xb0cfb1d0) at /usr/include/bits/unistd.h:45
#3 0xb20bee6d in snd_ctl_read (ctl=0x48, event=0xb0cfb1d0) at control.c:665
#4 0xb20bb23f in snd_hctl_handle_events (hctl=0xa1b4ec8) at hcontrol.c:786
#5 0xb20c73d1 in snd_mixer_handle_events (mixer=0xa1a37c0) at mixer.c:847
#6 0xb15afb69 in ao_alsa_handle_event_thread (data=0xa1a2c78) at audio_alsa_out.c:175
#7 0xb790e4ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#8 0xb683849e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 4 (Thread 0xb04fab90 (LWP 4700)):
#0 0xb80a2424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb79120e5 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb1f3ad8e in ao_loop (this_gen=0xa1b6960) at audio_out.c:348
#3 0xb790e4ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb683849e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 3 (Thread 0xafa3fb90 (LWP 4702)):
#0 0xb80a2424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb68307b1 in select () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb6b04380 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb6a3296e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#4 0xb790e4ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#5 0xb683849e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 2 (Thread 0xae5a9b90 (LWP 4704)):
#0 0xb80a2424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb79120e5 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb6a339b2 in QWaitCondition::wait () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb5e93148 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#4 0xb5e95eec in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#5 0xb5e91d2b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#6 0xb5e95fea in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#7 0xb5e936d3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#8 0xb5e93fbe in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#9 0xb5e945fb in ThreadWeaver::Thread::run () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#10 0xb6a3296e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#11 0xb790e4ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#12 0xb683849e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb400d710 (LWP 4694)):
[KCrash Handler]
#6 0xb7040391 in QWidget::testAttribute_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#7 0xb70516aa in QWidget::winId () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#8 0xb7bd2665 in MainWindow::activate (this=0xb69ef8fc) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/MainWindow.cpp:587
#9 0xb7bc1556 in App::handleCliArgs () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:380
#10 0xb7bc1f30 in App::newInstance (this=0xbfabd894) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:1038
#11 0xb7ef8e66 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#12 0xb7ef705e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#13 0xb6c3fd7a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#14 0xb6c41099 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#15 0xb6c41501 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#16 0xb6c419fa in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#17 0xb6b373a0 in QObject::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#18 0xb6b263db in QCoreApplication::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#19 0xb6ffb379 in QApplication::event () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#20 0xb6ff7e9c in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#21 0xb700019e in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#22 0xb7eef94d in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#23 0xb6b26a3b in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#24 0xb6b27695 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#25 0xb6b2788d in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#26 0xb6b527ef in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#27 0xb454bb88 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#28 0xb454f0eb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#29 0xb454f268 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#30 0xb6b52438 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#31 0xb7099365 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#32 0xb6b2506a in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#33 0xb6b254aa in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#34 0xb6d60ea1 in KJob::exec () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.5
#35 0xb7b1025e in Meta::loadPlaylist (url=@0xbfabd2f0) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/meta/PlaylistFileSupport.cpp:101
#36 0xb7b80213 in PlaylistManager::expand (this=0xa4c3b38, track={d = 0xbfabd414}) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlistmanager/PlaylistManager.cpp:347
#37 0xb7a81bf8 in Model (this=0xa347048) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:94
#38 0xb7a82376 in Playlist::Model::instance () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:53
#39 0xb7a82397 in The::playlistModel () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:793
#40 0xb7ba5e14 in StatusBar (this=0xa319898, parent=0xa110dd8) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/statusbar/StatusBar.cpp:93
#41 0xb7bdc122 in MainWindow (this=0xa108568) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/MainWindow.cpp:135
#42 0xb7bbfede in App::continueInit (this=0xbfabd894) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:558
#43 0xb7bc4ca2 in App (this=0xbfabd894) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:182
#44 0x0814c4a3 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbfabdd94) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/main.cpp:128

AND A THIRD!:

Application: Amarok (amarok), signal SIGSEGV
[Current thread is 0 (LWP 4895)]

Thread 7 (Thread 0xb1d43b90 (LWP 4896)):
#0 0xb801a424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb788a412 in pthread_cond_timedwait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb1ea1ae3 in metronom_sync_loop (this=0x8e08080) at metronom.c:870
#3 0xb78864ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb67b049e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 6 (Thread 0xb1474b90 (LWP 4897)):
#0 0xb801a424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb67a5ae7 in poll () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb44d474b in g_poll () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#3 0xb44c6f82 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#4 0xb44c7268 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#5 0xb6aca457 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#6 0xb6a9d06a in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#7 0xb6a9d4aa in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#8 0xb69a7639 in QThread::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#9 0xb1eef20a in ?? () from /usr/lib/kde4/plugins/phonon_backend/phonon_xine.so
#10 0xb69aa96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#11 0xb78864ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#12 0xb67b049e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 5 (Thread 0xb0c73b90 (LWP 4900)):
#0 snd_mixer_handle_events (mixer=0x8d7ff90) at mixer.c:839
#1 0xb1527b69 in ao_alsa_handle_event_thread (data=0x8e0ce20) at audio_alsa_out.c:175
#2 0xb78864ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#3 0xb67b049e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 4 (Thread 0xb0472b90 (LWP 4901)):
#0 0xb801a424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb788a0e5 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb1eb2d8e in ao_loop (this_gen=0x8e20ae0) at audio_out.c:348
#3 0xb78864ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#4 0xb67b049e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
Current language: auto; currently c

Thread 3 (Thread 0xaf9b7b90 (LWP 4903)):
#0 0xb801a424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb67a87b1 in select () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6
#2 0xb6a7c380 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb69aa96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#4 0xb78864ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#5 0xb67b049e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 2 (Thread 0xae3ffb90 (LWP 4905)):
#0 0xb801a424 in __kernel_vsyscall ()
#1 0xb788a0e5 in pthread_cond_wait@@GLIBC_2.3.2 () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#2 0xb69ab9b2 in QWaitCondition::wait () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#3 0xb5e0b148 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#4 0xb5e0deec in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#5 0xb5e09d2b in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#6 0xb5e0dfea in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#7 0xb5e0b6d3 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#8 0xb5e0bfbe in ?? () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#9 0xb5e0c5fb in ThreadWeaver::Thread::run () from /usr/lib/libthreadweaver.so.4
#10 0xb69aa96e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#11 0xb78864ff in start_thread () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libpthread.so.0
#12 0xb67b049e in clone () from /lib/tls/i686/cmov/libc.so.6

Thread 1 (Thread 0xb3f85710 (LWP 4895)):
[KCrash Handler]
#6 0xb6fb8391 in QWidget::testAttribute_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#7 0xb6fc96aa in QWidget::winId () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#8 0xb7b4a665 in MainWindow::activate (this=0xb69678fc) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/MainWindow.cpp:587
#9 0xb7b39556 in App::handleCliArgs () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:380
#10 0xb7b39f30 in App::newInstance (this=0xbf835124) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:1038
#11 0xb7e70e66 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#12 0xb7e6f05e in ?? () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#13 0xb6bb7d7a in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#14 0xb6bb9099 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#15 0xb6bb9501 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#16 0xb6bb99fa in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtDBus.so.4
#17 0xb6aaf3a0 in QObject::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#18 0xb6a9e3db in QCoreApplication::event () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#19 0xb6f73379 in QApplication::event () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#20 0xb6f6fe9c in QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#21 0xb6f7819e in QApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#22 0xb7e6794d in KApplication::notify () from /usr/lib/libkdeui.so.5
#23 0xb6a9ea3b in QCoreApplication::notifyInternal () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#24 0xb6a9f695 in QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#25 0xb6a9f88d in QCoreApplication::sendPostedEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#26 0xb6aca7ef in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#27 0xb44c3b88 in g_main_context_dispatch () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#28 0xb44c70eb in ?? () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#29 0xb44c7268 in g_main_context_iteration () from /usr/lib/libglib-2.0.so.0
#30 0xb6aca438 in QEventDispatcherGlib::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#31 0xb7011365 in ?? () from /usr/lib/libQtGui.so.4
#32 0xb6a9d06a in QEventLoop::processEvents () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#33 0xb6a9d4aa in QEventLoop::exec () from /usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4
#34 0xb6cd8ea1 in KJob::exec () from /usr/lib/libkdecore.so.5
#35 0xb7a8825e in Meta::loadPlaylist (url=@0xbf834b80) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/meta/PlaylistFileSupport.cpp:101
#36 0xb7af8213 in PlaylistManager::expand (this=0x9131960, track={d = 0xbf834ca4}) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlistmanager/PlaylistManager.cpp:347
#37 0xb79f9bf8 in Model (this=0x8e3af70) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:94
#38 0xb79fa376 in Playlist::Model::instance () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:53
#39 0xb79fa397 in The::playlistModel () at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/playlist/PlaylistModel.cpp:793
#40 0xb7b1de14 in StatusBar (this=0x8f79250, par ent=0x8d7aee0) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/statusbar/StatusBar.cpp:93
#41 0xb7b54122 in MainWindow (this=0x8bb0ba8) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/MainWindow.cpp:135
#42 0xb7b37ede in App::continueInit (this=0xbf835124) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:558
#43 0xb7b3cca2 in App (this=0xbf835124) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/App.cpp:182
#44 0x0814c4a3 in main (argc=1, argv=0xbf835624) at /build/buildd/amarok-2.0.2mysql5.1.30/amarok-2.0.2/src/main.cpp:128

There for awhile, amarok ran rather stable, but tonight it crashed three-four times code 11 crash problem as I was bringing it up. Is anyone working on the code 11 problem with me besides you, Mark?

It is just about midnight so think I will turn into a pumpkin. Thanks, Mark, for your help in this.

ken

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#9

Hi Ken,

The procedure - that I gave you above - at

http://monespaceperso.org/blog-en/2009/05/09/upgrade-alsa-1020-on-ubuntu-jaunty-904/

explains how to check if alsa was really upgraded to v1.0.20

Please send us the output of the following command:

cat /proc/asound/version

If the output shows that the alsa version is v1.0.20, then you know that the upgrade has been completed. There is no need to move files around. The 3 "make install" commands in the procedure already take care of the installation of alsa-driver, alsa-lib and alsa-utils.

Concerning the amarok crashes: that is a separate application problem and should be handled in a separate thread, not in this one.

Regards,

Mark

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#10

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.20.
Compiled on Jun 10 2009 for kernel 2.6.28-13-server (SMP).
ken@ubuntu:~$

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/version
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture Driver Version 1.0.20.
Compiled on Jun 10 2009 for kernel 2.6.28-13-server (SMP). n
ken@ubuntu:~$

Mark, maybe this is the only answer I need for this particular problem. However, there is still no audio for Firefox (www.a7.org) which I get on Windows XP this same computer. Any ideas for me?

ken

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Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#11

Hi Ken,

I think we need to start investigating this sound issue in a lot more detail:

In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your sound card, please follow this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

Step 2: Run the following command (copy/paste the following command into the Terminal and then hit <enter> -> this is a single command)

wget -O alsa-info.sh http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

When the alsa-info.sh script asks "Do you want to run this script? [y/n]", press y and then hit <enter> to make sure the script actually runs. Please send us the full terminal output after the script has actually run.

Step 3: Run the following command (copy-paste the line below into a Terminal, press enter, then enter password when sudo asks for password, then press enter again)

cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install gnome-alsamixer asoundconf-gtk alsa-utils; asoundconf list; aplay -l; ls -lart /dev/snd; cat /dev/sndstat; lspci -nn; lsmod | grep snd

Step 4: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread

Step 5: Please also report on this thread if you cannot hear sound through the speakers, the headphones or cannot hear sound on both using alsa v1.0.20.

Step 6: Please also specify the exact model and make of your Acer Aspire netbook (if possible) on this thread

Step 7: If you are using a dual boot system (with Windows and Ubuntu installed on separate partitions),
then make sure to set the sound volume in Windows to a high level before booting into Ubuntu.
Also make sure to use the special function keys in Windows to make sure the loudspeakers are physically switched ON and working properly in Windows before installing and testing Ubuntu. This step is necessary with certain Toshiba Tecra laptops.

Step 8: Experiment with the audio settings in gnome-alsamixer and asoundconf-gtk until you get sound (hopefully)

Step 9: In System/Administration/Users and Groups , make sure that your user and the root user are members of the following 5 groups:

 pulse
 pulse-access
 pulse-rt
 audio
 video

=======================================================================================

Please also read the following pages

http://www.ubuntugeek.com/sound-solutions-for-ubuntu-904-jaunty-users.html

http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/audio_intel_hda (check for correct /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf options at bottom of this page)

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting

for some initial suggestions.

You should add the following string to the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file

options snd-hda-intel model=YOUR_MODEL

Valid model names (that replace YOUR_MODEL) depending on the codec chip, can be found at

http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-jaunty.git;a=blob_plain;f=Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt

If you do not know your codec chip name, you can execute the following Terminal command to find out:

cat /proc/asound/card*/codec* | grep Codec

Each combination of audio codec, audio mixer and audio device name requires a very specific configuration in the alsa-base.conf file, if the audio chipset does not work out-of-the-box.

Make sure to set all channels to high volume levels in gnome-alsamixer.

Make sure all the different speakers (including 'Front', 'Master', and 'PCM") are NOT muted and NOT set to low volume levels.

Kind regards,

Mark

Revision history for this message
Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#12

Mark,

H/W some info for you and thanks...I think this takes care of most of
the problem. l

amarok simply crashes and Firefox - Israel has no audio to it. I think
maybe the problem is on their end because all their plugins are
installed.

Please, however, examine what I have sent you before a decision is made
on it.

Thanks again for your help, Mark.

ken

ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -O alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash

--2009-06-13 12:40:37-- http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh

Resolving www.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Connecting to www.alsa-project.org|212.20.107.51|:80... connected.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found

Location:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh [following]

--2009-06-13 12:40:37--
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh

Resolving git.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Reusing existing connection to www.alsa-project.org:80.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK

Length: unspecified [text/plain]

Saving to: `alsa-info.sh'

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ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -o alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

alsa-info.sh: line 1: --2009-06-13: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 2: Resolving: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: Connecting: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: 212.20.107.51: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: :80...: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 4: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: Location:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: [following]: command not found

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alsa-info.sh: line 8: Reusing: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 9: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 10: Length:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 15: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''

alsa-info.sh: line 17: syntax error: unexpected end of file

ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -o alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

alsa-info.sh: line 1: --2009-06-13: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 2: Resolving: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: Connecting: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: 212.20.107.51: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: :80...: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 4: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: Location:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: [following]: command not found

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alsa-info.sh: line 7: Resolving: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 8: Reusing: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 9: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 10: Length:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 15: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''

alsa-info.sh: line 17: syntax error: unexpected end of file

ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -O alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash

--2009-06-13 12:50:28-- http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh

Resolving www.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Connecting to www.alsa-project.org|212.20.107.51|:80... connected.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found

Location:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh [following]

--2009-06-13 12:50:28--
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh

Resolving git.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Reusing existing connection to www.alsa-project.org:80.

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Length: unspecified [text/plain]

Saving to: `alsa-info.sh'

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ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -O alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash

--2009-06-13 12:58:02-- http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh

Resolving www.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Connecting to www.alsa-project.org|212.20.107.51|:80... connected.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found

Location:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh [following]

--2009-06-13 12:58:02--
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh

Resolving git.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Reusing existing connection to www.alsa-project.org:80.

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ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -o alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

alsa-info.sh: line 1: --2009-06-13: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 2: Resolving: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: Connecting: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: 212.20.107.51: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: :80...: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 4: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: Location:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: [following]: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 6: --2009-06-13: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 7: Resolving: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 8: Reusing: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 9: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 10: Length:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 15: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''

alsa-info.sh: line 17: syntax error: unexpected end of file

ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -o alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

alsa-info.sh: line 1: --2009-06-13: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 2: Resolving: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: Connecting: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: 212.20.107.51: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 3: :80...: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 4: HTTP: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: Location:: command not found

alsa-info.sh: line 5: [following]: command not found

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alsa-info.sh: line 7: Resolving: command not found

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alsa-info.sh: line 10: syntax error near unexpected token `('

alsa-info.sh: line 10: `Length: 26923 (26K) [text/plain]'

ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -Oo alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

--2009-06-13 13:03:27-- http://alsa-info.sh/

Resolving alsa-info.sh... failed: Name or service not known.

wget: unable to resolve host address `alsa-info.sh'

--2009-06-13 13:03:27-- http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh

Resolving www.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Connecting to www.alsa-project.org|212.20.107.51|:80... connected.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found

Location:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh [following]

--2009-06-13 13:03:28--
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh

Resolving git.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Reusing existing connection to www.alsa-project.org:80.

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2009-06-13 13:03:28 (64.7 KB/s) - `o' saved [26923]

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alsa-info.sh: line 1: --2009-06-13: command not found

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ken@ubuntu:~$ wget -O alsa-info.sh
http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash alsa-info.sh

--2009-06-13 13:05:05-- http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh

Resolving www.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

Connecting to www.alsa-project.org|212.20.107.51|:80... connected.

HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 Found

Location:
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh [following]

--2009-06-13 13:05:05--
http://git.alsa-project.org/?p=alsa-driver.git;a=blob_plain;f=utils/alsa-info.sh

Resolving git.alsa-project.org... 212.20.107.51

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ALSA Information Script v 0.4.56

--------------------------------

This script will collect information about your ALSA installation and
sound related hardware, to help diagnose your problem.

By default, the collected information will be AUTOMATICALLY uploaded to
a www.alsa-project.org site.

If you do not wish for this to occur, run the script with the
--no-upload argument

Do you want to run this script? [y/n] : y

Uploading information to www.alsa-project.org ... Done!

Your ALSA information is located at
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=b4d00ca72511f5c6cfa02099df860ee6dc0e7dc9

Please inform the person helping you.

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install
gnome-alsamixer; asound-gtk alsa-utils; aplay -l; ls -lart /dev/snd;
cat /dev/sndstat; lspci -no; lsmod | grep snd

0 [Intel ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel

HDA Intel at 0x58540000 irq 16

[sudo] password for ken:

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Reading extended state information

Initializing package states... Done

No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.

0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.

Writing extended state information... Done

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Reading extended state information

Initializing package states... Done

bash: asound-gtk: command not found

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC268 Analog [ALC268 Analog]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

total 0

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 2009-06-12 17:29 timer

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 2009-06-12 17:29 seq

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 4 2009-06-12 17:29 hwC0D0

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 0 2009-06-12 17:29 controlC0

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 160 2009-06-12 17:29 .

drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4120 2009-06-13 12:03 ..

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 24 2009-06-13 12:39 pcmC0D0c

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 16 2009-06-13 12:39 pcmC0D0p

Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.20 emulation code)

Kernel: Linux ubuntu 2.6.28-13-server #44-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 2 08:47:41
UTC 2009 i686

Config options: 0

Installed drivers:

Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:

HDA Intel at 0x58540000 irq 16

Audio devices:

0: ALC268 Analog (DUPLEX)

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:

7: system timer

Mixers:

0: Realtek ALC268

lspci: invalid option -- 'o'

Usage: lspci [<switches>]

Basic display modes:

-mm Produce machine-readable output (single -m for an obsolete format)

-t Show bus tree

Display options:

-v Be verbose (-vv for very verbose)

-k Show kernel drivers handling each device

-x Show hex-dump of the standard part of the config space

-xxx Show hex-dump of the whole config space (dangerous; root only)

-xxxx Show hex-dump of the 4096-byte extended config space (root only)

-b Bus-centric view (addresses and IRQ's as seen by the bus)

-D Always show domain numbers

Resolving of device ID's to names:

-n Show numeric ID's

-nn Show both textual and numeric ID's (names & numbers)

-q Query the PCI ID database for unknown ID's via DNS

-qq As above, but re-query locally cached entries

-Q Query the PCI ID database for all ID's via DNS

Selection of devices:

-s [[[[<domain>]:]<bus>]:][<slot>][.[<func>]] Show only devices in
selected slots

-d [<vendor>]:[<device>] Show only devices with specified ID's

Other options:

-i <file> Use specified ID database instead
of /usr/share/misc/pci.ids.gz

-p <file> Look up kernel modules in a given file instead of default
modules.pcimap

-M Enable `bus mapping' mode (dangerous; root only)

PCI access options:

-A <method> Use the specified PCI access method (see `-A help' for a
list)

-O <par>=<val> Set PCI access parameter (see `-O help' for a list)

-G Enable PCI access debugging

-H <mode> Use direct hardware access (<mode> = 1 or 2)

-F <file> Read PCI configuration dump from a given file

snd_hda_codec_realtek 204804 1

snd_hda_intel 34248 2

snd_hda_codec 82944 2 snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel

snd_hwdep 15364 1 snd_hda_codec

snd_pcm_oss 45856 0

snd_mixer_oss 22912 1 snd_pcm_oss

snd_pcm 83204 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss

snd_seq_oss 36096 0

snd_seq_midi_event 15232 1 snd_seq_oss

snd_seq 57456 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event

snd_timer 29192 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq

snd_seq_device 15372 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq

snd 66724 15
snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hwdep,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device

soundcore 15200 1 snd

snd_page_alloc 17160 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm

ken@ubuntu:~$ rhythmbox

(rhythmbox:23116): Rhythmbox-WARNING **: Could not open
device /dev/radio0

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/card*/codec* | grep Codec

Codec: Realtek ALC268

ken@ubuntu:~$ gnome-alsamixer

** (gnome-alsamixer:23266): WARNING **: gam_toggle_get_state (). No idea
what to do for mixer element "Input Source"!

ken@ubuntu:~$

On Sat, 2009-06-13 at 13:31 +0000, Mark Rijckenberg wrote:
> Your question #71724 on yelp in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/yelp/+question/71724
>
> Status: Open => Needs information
>
> Mark Rijckenberg requested for more information:
> Hi Ken,
>
> I think we need to start investigating this sound issue in a lot more
> detail:
>
> In order to gather essential troubleshooting information about your
> sound card, please follow this procedure:
>
> Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
> Terminal"
>
> Step 2: Run the following command (copy/paste the following command into
> the Terminal and then hit <enter> -> this is a single command)
>
> wget -O alsa-info.sh http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-info.sh && bash
> alsa-info.sh
>
> When the alsa-info.sh script asks "Do you want to run this script?
> [y/n]", press y and then hit <enter> to make sure the script actually
> runs. Please send us the full terminal output after the script has
> actually run.
>
> Step 3: Run the following command (copy-paste the line below into a
> Terminal, press enter, then enter password when sudo asks for password,
> then press enter again)
>
> cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install gnome-alsamixer
> asoundconf-gtk alsa-utils; asoundconf list; aplay -l; ls -lart /dev/snd;
> cat /dev/sndstat; lspci -nn; lsmod | grep snd
>
> Step 4: Please post results (copy/paste terminal output) on this thread
>
> Step 5: Please also report on this thread if you cannot hear sound
> through the speakers, the headphones or cannot hear sound on both using
> alsa v1.0.20.
>
> Step 6: Please also specify the exact model and make of your Acer Aspire
> netbook (if possible) on this thread
>
> Step 7: If you are using a dual boot system (with Windows and Ubuntu installed on separate partitions),
> then make sure to set the sound volume in Windows to a high level before booting into Ubuntu.
> Also make sure to use the special function keys in Windows to make sure the loudspeakers are physically switched ON and working properly in Windows before installing and testing Ubuntu. This step is necessary with certain Toshiba Tecra laptops.
>
> Step 8: Experiment with the audio settings in gnome-alsamixer and
> asoundconf-gtk until you get sound (hopefully)
>
> Step 9: In System/Administration/Users and Groups , make sure that your
> user and the root user are members of the following 5 groups:
>
>
> pulse
> pulse-access
> pulse-rt
> audio
> video
>
> =======================================================================================
>
> Please also read the following pages
>
> http://www.ubuntugeek.com/sound-solutions-for-ubuntu-904-jaunty-
> users.html
>
> http://doc.ubuntu-fr.org/audio_intel_hda (check for correct
> /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf options at bottom of this page)
>
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SoundTroubleshooting
>
> for some initial suggestions.
>
> You should add the following string to the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-
> base.conf file
>
> options snd-hda-intel model=YOUR_MODEL
>
>
> Valid model names (that replace YOUR_MODEL) depending on the codec
> chip, can be found at
>
> http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/ubuntu-
> jaunty.git;a=blob_plain;f=Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-
> Configuration.txt
>
> If you do not know your codec chip name, you can execute the following
> Terminal command to find out:
>
> cat /proc/asound/card*/codec* | grep Codec
>
> Each combination of audio codec, audio mixer and audio device name
> requires a very specific configuration in the alsa-base.conf file, if
> the audio chipset does not work out-of-the-box.
>
> Make sure to set all channels to high volume levels in gnome-alsamixer.
>
> Make sure all the different speakers (including 'Front', 'Master', and
> 'PCM") are NOT muted and NOT set to low volume levels.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Mark
>

Revision history for this message
Mark Rijckenberg (markrijckenberg) said :
#13

Hi,

Please try this procedure:

Step 1: Open Terminal from "Applications->Accessories->
Terminal"

Step 2: Run the following command (copy/paste command into the Terminal and then hit <enter>)

gksudo gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

# Add these 2 lines to the end of the alsa-base.conf file:

alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
options snd-hda-intel model=dell

Step 3: Save change to alsa-base.conf, reboot pc and retest sound

Make sure to set all channels to high volume levels in gnome-alsamixer.

Make sure all the different speakers (including 'Front', 'Master', and 'PCM') are NOT muted and NOT set to low volume levels.

Most important thing to check in your case: In System/Administration/Users and Groups , make sure that your user and the root user are members of the following 5 groups:

 pulse
 pulse-access
 pulse-rt
 audio
 video

Hope it helps,

Regards,

Mark

Revision history for this message
Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#14

Mark,

I just finished listening to five selections on my laptop, so I want to say "thank you" for your help in this.

Firefox plays on Internet connections but not music from Arutz Sheva. I dual-boot Ubuntu and XP. Firefox WILL play for me when I am in Windows so it must be something their end.

Amarok is still amarok, crashing willy-nilly when I bring it up ... it does everything else except
communicate audibly with me when I want some music out of it!

Thanks again, Mark, for your help...you can close this particular ticket.

ken

Revision history for this message
Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#15

Please re-open problem.

ken@ubuntu:~$

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install gnome-alsamixer

--- no soundcards ---

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Reading extended state information

Initializing package states... Done

No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.

0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded.

Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.

Writing extended state information... Done

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Reading extended state information

Initializing package states... Done

ken@ubuntu:~$ asoundconf-gtk alsa-utils; asoundconf list; aplay -l; ls -lart /dev/snd;

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/bin/asoundconf-gtk", line 201, in <module>

    aconf = asoundconf_gtk()

TypeError: __init__() should return None

Names of available sound cards:
ken@ubuntu:~$

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /proc/asound/cards; sudo aptitude install gnome-alsamixer

--- no soundcards ---

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Reading extended state information

Initializing package states... Done

No packages will be installed, upgraded, or removed.

0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 26 not upgraded.

Need to get 0B of archives. After unpacking 0B will be used.

Writing extended state information... Done

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree

Reading state information... Done

Reading extended state information

Initializing package states... Done

ken@ubuntu:~$ asoundconf-gtk alsa-utils; asoundconf list; aplay -l; ls -lart /dev/snd;

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/usr/bin/asoundconf-gtk", line 201, in <module>

    aconf = asoundconf_gtk()

TypeError: __init__() should return None

Names of available sound cards:

aplay: device_list:223: no soundcards found...

total 0

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 33 2009-07-02 16:45 timer

crw-rw----+ 1 root audio 116, 1 2009-07-02 16:45 seq

drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 80 2009-07-02 16:45 .

drwxr-xr-x 21 root root 4200 2009-07-02 16:46 ..

ken@ubuntu:~$ cat /dev/sndstat; lspci -nn; lsmod | grep snd

Sound Driver:3.8.1a-980706 (ALSA v1.0.20 emulation code)

Kernel: Linux ubuntu 2.6.28-13-server #45-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 30 20:51:10 UTC 2009 i686

Config options: 0

Installed drivers:

Type 10: ALSA emulation

Card config:

--- no soundcards ---

Audio devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Synth devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Midi devices: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

Timers:

7: system timer

Mixers: NOT ENABLED IN CONFIG

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)

00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)

00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27a6] (rev 03)

00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)

00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)

00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 02)

00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)

00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) PCI Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)

00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)

00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)

00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)

00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)

00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)

00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev e2)

00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)

00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7 Family) SATA IDE Controller [8086:27c4] (rev 02)

00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)

02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8101E/RTL8102E PCI Express Fast Ethernet controller [10ec:8136] (rev 02)

03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR242x 802.11abg Wireless PCI Express Adapter [168c:001c] (rev 01)

snd_pcm_oss 45856 0

snd_mixer_oss 22912 1 snd_pcm_oss

snd_pcm 83204 1 snd_pcm_oss

snd_hwdep 15364 0

snd_seq_oss 36096 0

snd_seq_midi_event 15232 1 snd_seq_oss

snd_seq 57456 4 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event

snd_timer 29192 2 snd_pcm,snd_seq

snd_seq_device 15372 2 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq

snd 66724 8 snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device

snd_page_alloc 17160 1 snd_pcm

soundcore 15200 1 snd

ken@ubuntu:~$

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#16

My audio device (hda-intel ALC268) is evidently not working.

What could cause my ALC268 to fail? Words from a wiser person than me will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

ken

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) said :
#17

This question was expired because it remained in the 'Open' state without activity for the last 15 days.

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#18

The problem, no sound card, still exists.

Sound card exists in Windows XP, not in my copy of linux (Jaunty).

Can someone help me re-install my sound card, assuming this is the problem?

Thanks,

ken

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Ken Johnson (pebmich-comcast) said :
#19

Let's close this thread and re-open it if necessary